Office of Admissions

Sally is the Admissions Manager here at Austin Peay State University. Sally went to APSU as an undergrad starting in 1996 and graduated in 2000, majoring in communication. She also went on to attend Grad School at The Peay and in 2005 she received her Masters in Communication Arts.

Sally decided her freshmen year that she loved APSU to much to leave, so she called her mom the week of finals and said, “I have a job, an apartment and have registered for 1 summer class.” She never lived at home again and has been a member of the Austin Peay family and the Clarksville community ever since. She even met her husband here on the first day of school.

She loves APSU and some of her fondest memories are from living in Sevier & Meacham. Her fave APSU activity as an undergrad was Welcome Week because of all its fun activities and her fave APSU activity as an alum & staff is Homecoming; she loves the Block Party because it is such fun to see everyone. Sally definitely has Peay Pride and if you have any questions at all about Austin Peay or Clarksville she is a great person to turn to!

Got questions for Sally? Leave them as a comment and I will be sure and get you an answer!

Your General Information

Full Name: Megan Chaney Mitchell

Age: 22

Birthplace: Midland, TX

Siblings: 1 (My very special chosen sister!)

Location: Clarksville, TN

College plans: Been there, done that, and now I work at one!

Three things I’d like to learn are:

-How to drive a stick shift.
-How to make fried chicken as good as my mom’s.
-What makes people fall in love.

Three things on my desk are:

-Phone
-Coffee
-Pictures

Three things I say the most are:

-Office of Admissions, This is Megan
-I Love You (You can never tell people that enough!)
-Uh-huh

Three places you want to visit are:

-Revisit Greece
-Italy
-Alaska

Random Questions:

Unforgettable moments: My wedding and lots from college.

Can’t live without: My family.

Red or blue? Red – Let’s Go Peay!

If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be? I love my job, but I think I would love to teach at the college level some day.

Do you type with your fingers on the right keys? Yes

Who is the last person who called you? A student calling about Summer Welcome.

So that’s more than you could ever need to know about me! We love to learn about our students so fill free to copy and paste this into comments and fill it out about yourself!

This post is a little bit more personal, but I think that I can tell you from my college experience how great college will be for you.

Today is May 25 and this time last year I was on a plane on the way to Greece with a study abroad program. How cool? I spent five weeks traveling throughout the country and islanding hopping. Class happened at about 11 every morning for an hour on the roof top garden of our hotel. Then we were off to site see, shop, eat, and have tons of fun – like jumping off 20 foot cliffs into the Mediterranean Sea and horse back riding on the beaches of Naxos. These are some of my most fond memories and it was an experience that I would never trade for anything. Especially as I sit here today in the real world thinking about “the good ole days”, you know the ones that didn’t involve an 8 to 4:30 schedule.

In those five weeks I was able to have lots of fun, gain lots of self confidence and all while earning college credit. Study Abroad is just one of the many options that are available for you when you come to college. There are so many other things about college that have shaped me into the person that I am today and it is one of the most amazing times of your life. I look back now and I wouldn’t trade those 4 years for anything and I probably should have been on the 5 year plan even though my Dad probably wouldn’t agree.

Austin Peay State University is a great stepping stone for shaping you and your future. You will learn more about the world and most importantly about yourself in college than you ever will any where else. I challenge you to make the most of your four years. Yes, you are here to get an education, but be sure to push yourself to grow in other ways too. Live on campus, go to class, make new friends, spend time hanging out in the UC, watch the Gov’s play. I promise that all of things will end up being the fondest memories of your life. I know that my college memories are some of my fondest!

Wanna see what it was like to study abroad in Greece? Check these out:

Me @ Palamidi Castle in Nauplion, Greece

The Study Abroad Crew Horseback Riding in Naxos, Greece

Kelly and I @ Herodeous Atticus Theatre in Athens

Ryan is the Director of Admissions here at Austin Peay, the head hauncho if you will. Ryan comes from Massachusetts and we try not to give him to hard of a time about his distinct accent, after all he does have family from this area.

Ryan is a big sports fan and loves to attend sporting events. He also enjoys refinishing furniture. He loves his job because he loves to see students be able to succeed in higher education and loves to be able to help them accomplish this.

He is a great guy and a pretty cool director. I know that he is willing to help you out in any way that he can. Got any questions for Ryan? Post them as a comment and I will get you an answer!

There are lots of people working behind the scenes to make sure that students have all the help they need when applying to Austin Peay. I just wanted to take a few blogs and introduce you to some of the people that I get to work with on a daily basis. It is these people that make it possible for students like you to get admitted to Austin Peay. I really just wanted to give you a chance to meet the people who are working so hard for you and let you know a little bit about each one of them.

Be prepared, I have to admit, we are probably the coolest Admissions Staff that you will ever meet. (Not that I am biased or anything!)